Every button is used for some cool effect. The Ultra 64 controller is really put to the test here in order to keep our hero on course. One particularly interesting level has an area where Mario must slide down a mountain to collect bonus coins. The graphics are composed of rendered texture-mapped polygons, which allows for the 3-D world.

This is much more realistic than anything seen before. This new game gives Mario an exciting quest with lots of plot elements.Īnother interesting change from the original Mario games is that he can no longer breathe underwater. The levels from Mario are themed much like the rest of the series with levels composed of lava, grassy plains and everyone's favorite: underwater scenes.

For example, there are fabulous screens of Mario going up against a giant rendered Bowser. Think what some of the end Bosses would look like and what type of battles you will get into. The 3-D world forces you to cope with threats from all directions with enemies that can now completely surround Mario.